Category Archives: Recently on Danwei

Migrant worker blues: Who cares?
by Bruce Humes

Posted on 2006-09-02 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Bruce Humes reviews two recent books about migrants in China: ‘I Shall Shed No Tears’ (我的眼泪不会掉下来) by Wang Lili and ‘La Promesse de Shanghai’ by Stephane Fiere.

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by Bruce Humes

Beijing’s Bloody August
by Geremie R. Barmé

Posted on 2006-08-19 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Two first person accounts of the beginning of the decade of chaos in the Cultural Revolution, recorded by Sang Ye and translated by Geremie R. Barmé.

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by Geremie R. Barmé

The General Administration of Anxiety about Radio, Film and TV

Posted on 2006-08-16 by Jeremy Goldkorn

‘Sanlian Life Week’ contributing editor Wang Xiaofeng’s short blog essay about the new rules issued by the State Administration of Radio, TV and Film (SARFT) that seek to control online video.

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Media Schizophrenia in China
by David Moser

Posted on 2006-08-07 by Jeremy Goldkorn

An original piece from David Moser about a side of the Chinese media environment that is usually ignored by Western commentators, and avoided by Chinese writers working in the Mainland.

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by David Moser